⁴ They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward,^(A) “Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?^(B)

¹⁰ “Very well, then,” he said, “let it be as you say. Whoever is found to have it^(A) will become my slave;^(B) the rest of you will be free from blame.”^(C)

¹² Then the steward^(A) proceeded to search,^(B) beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest.^(C) And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.^(D)

¹⁶ “What can we say to my lord?^(A)” Judah^(B) replied. “What can we say? How can we prove our innocence?^(C) God has uncovered your servants’^(D) guilt. We are now my lord’s slaves^(E)—we ourselves and the one who was found to have the cup.^(F)”

¹⁷ But Joseph said, “Far be it from me to do such a thing!^(G) Only the man who was found to have the cup will become my slave.^(H) The rest of you, go back to your father in peace.”^(I)

¹⁶ When they drink^(A) it, they will stagger^(B) and go mad^(C) because of the sword^(D) I will send among them.”

¹⁷ So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand and made all the nations to whom he sent^(E) me drink it:

⁴² And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”^(A)

²¹ “What is it you want?” he asked.

She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”^(A)

²² “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup^(B) I am going to drink?”

“We can,” they answered.

²³ Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup,^(C) but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”